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Stand by Your Cabbage
A Chef's Life - S4 - E4
Vivian’s summer itinerary picks up with a 14-day photoshoot as she preps for a first-time trip to Feast Portland. Sam Jones and Miss Lillie share old-school cabbage recipes that influence what Vivian prepares for the festival.
A Chef's Life: Season 4 - 10 Episode s
4x1 - Onions and Avetts
September 10, 2016
Spring onions kick off the season in high gear as Vivian takes a break from penning her first cookbook to prepare a benefit dinner at Lomax Farm in Cabarrus County, NC. Even though The Avett Brothers make an appearance, the underdog onion steals the show, playing both star and support.
4x2 - My Watermelon Baby
September 17, 2016
After a summer away, Vivian returns to the restaurant and a staff of new faces. She also asks a favor of an avid home chef: test her cookbook recipes.
4x3 - Peas, Please
September 24, 2016
As a visit from her editor accelerates book preparations, Vivian reckons with handing over the restaurant reins to John and Justise. A tutorial in “beatin’ peas” delivered by a 92 year-old expert is an entertaining and therapeutic history lesson.
4x4 - Stand by Your Cabbage
October 1, 2016
Vivian’s summer itinerary picks up with a 14-day photoshoot as she preps for a first-time trip to Feast Portland. Sam Jones and Miss Lillie share old-school cabbage recipes that influence what Vivian prepares for the festival.
4x5 - Cabbage's Last Stand
October 8, 2016
Vivian explores Portland, Ore., prior to preparing the BBQ cabbage for Feast Portland.
4x6 - Rabbit
October 15, 2016
Vivian demonstrates rabbit processing during a visit to the Carolina Meat Conference; and is depressed at the prospect of losing a cherished staff member at the restaurant.
4x7 - More Than One Way to Skin a Catfish
October 22, 2016
Vivian learns about farm-raised catfish; and a staff member's last day at the restaurant arrives.
4x8 - All Sunchoked Up
October 29, 2016
Flo and Theo's pre-school class visits the restaurant, but slow service makes everyone antsy. In other events, Vivian turns to an old friend for help when a sunchoke dish doesn't work.
4x9 - Heavenly Hocks
November 5, 2016
A view behind-the-scenes reveals the hot and cold of curing ham. At a New York dinner party hosted in her honor, Vivian serves up a gift of North Carolina seasoning meats --the pig tails, ham hocks, and fatback that give Carolina cuisine its quintessential kick. While in the Big Apple, a visit with her publisher reveals an itinerary certain to make for an ambitious autumn.
4x10 - Mayo - The Mother Sauce
November 12, 2016
Vivian holds a mayo blind taste test and a surprise brand takes top prize. After a new chef takes the reins, her diminishing role at the restaurant becomes clearer. Vivian’s long-held vacation plans are stifled by a series of strange events.